A few hours after the Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari appeared pessimistic about the striker’s prospects of playing, the team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed that Neymar suffered a fractured vertebra during the match with Colombia.

Therefore, he will not be able to compete in the remaining matches of the World Cup.

As the statement published refers “Neymar is out of the World Cup. The player suffered a fracture of the third vertebra and will not be able to recover in time to compete in the remaining two games of the World Cup – the recovery time predicted by the Brazilian team’s medical department is four weeks.”

Neymar was taken off crying out in pain after being kneed in the back in a challenge from Colombian defender Juan Camillo Zuniga.

Brazil’s attack was already looking very short on quality and Neymar was the one who led his team to victories. So, Brazil’s chances of winning the tournament are seen very low especially now that Neymar is out of the World Cup.